14 Sep 1944
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1944
Page
1
Allies press on German border with renewed drive while expanding the navy by a sizable 65 000 ships. August beef output reaches a peak as agricultural and industrial sectors respond to wartime demands.
Allied forces report German losses near 400000 since D Day with the Siegfried Line holding, while Allied armor and airpower drive into France. Soviet and Balkan actions threaten Hungary and the Balkans as Russia presses from Poland and Carpathians. Beef production hits a record 500 million pounds in August with lean beef supplies rising, though higher grade cuts may drop due to a 3 percent set-aside for military and lend-lease accounts.
Incomes tax reforms place 30 million taxpayers under a new withholding system with Uncle Sam calculating final liability next year. Exemptions and credits adjust payouts, while defense mobilization expands Navy and Army forces. Wage levels rise sharply across 25 manufacturing sectors, boosting real earnings despite living-cost shifts.
A week’s news notes a Rich Diet for Arctic pilots and soldiers proving starch sugar and fat reduce temperature drop and aid muscle coordination. Aluminum mats for landing gear pass army air force tests, replacing heavier steel for quicker lay and transport efficiency.
Attorney General Francis Biddle told Congress that cartels among international firms formed the basis for Germany's postwar military revival. He warned such alliances must be destroyed to deny enemies the capacity for future war. He cited restricted access to South American markets, limits on synthetic rubber, and magnesium development, plus a British munition export block, noting German giants used subsidiaries abroad to evade limits.
Federal Communications Commission chairman James L. Fly said television will come into general use after the war as an addition to radio. He warned viewers cannot spend 18 hours a day watching TV and noted wartime revenue jumps for standard stations, with 1943 time sales near 136 million dollars and 1942 around 184 million dollars, plus 45 million dollars in profits.
Stanley Hiller Jr., now 19, showcased his opposite rotating rotor helicopter to the Army Navy and NACA in San Francisco a day before entering service. The craft, designed to avoid torque, cruises 110 mph with a 90 mile flight range. Hiller, son of a pilot and ship company president, started a large miniature auto business using a special die casting process.
The International Wheat Council estimates 1944 harvests by the U.S., Canada, Argentina, and Australia totaling about 2 billion bushels with a 1.106 billion carry, yielding a possible 3 billion supply for the year. Consumption by the four nations may reach 1.4 billion, leaving a reserve near 1.6 billion and a 600 million export stock. In the U.S., July weather boosts spring wheat prospects to a 1.132 billion bushel crop, potentially half of the four-nation total.
An old chair is refinished by hand with layered sanding to the grain. The seat is rebuilt with plywood and blue paint, edged with white fringe. A 24 hour enamel dry time is noted and a mailed offer for books with more chair remodeling ideas.
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